C.R. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVS.

Nos. 3D09-2833, 3D09-2927, 3D09-2928.

53 So.3d 240 (2010)

C.R., the Mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and the Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion Denying Clarification February 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. George, Jr. , Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Richard F. Joyce , Chief Assistant Regional Counsel and Kevin Coyle Colbert , Assistant Regional Counsel, for appellant.

Esther Jacobo , Statewide Deputy Director, and Karla Perkins , Children Legal Services Appellate Counsel; Hillary S. Kambour , Appellate Counsel for the Guardian ad Litem Program.

Before RAMIREZ, C.J., and COPE and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


RAMIREZ, C.J.

C.R., the mother, appeals three trial court orders that vacated an Order of Dependency Withholding Adjudication, and two disposition orders. We reverse the trial court's decision to vacate the dependency order because that order was final in nature and one from which the parties did not appeal below.

On July 24, 2009, the Department of Children and Families filed a dependency petition regarding I.Z., a minor child. The Department alleged that...

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